# Butcher & Blackbird Movie Set At Amazon MGM

> Amazon MGM buys dark romance film rights for Prime Video release.
- Title: Butcher & Blackbird Movie Set At Amazon MGM · Deadline
- Summary: Amazon MGM buys dark romance film rights for Prime Video release. Amazon MGM Studios acquires 'Butcher & Blackbird' film rights from Lyrical Media and…
- Keywords: butcher and blackbird, amazon mvg studios, lyrical media, embrace, brynne weaver, chris mayock, emma laird, thomas doherty, paradise, war, prime video, entertainment
- Source: Deadline — https://deadline.com/2026/10/butcher-and-blackbird-movie-amazon-mgm-cast-unveiled-1237170757
- Author: Matt Grobar
- Published: 2026-10-22T18:45:00+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: butcher and blackbird, amazon mvg studios, lyrical media, embrace, brynne weaver, chris mayock, emma laird, thomas doherty, paradise, war, prime video, entertainment
## Film Rights Deal
Lyrical Media and Embrace sold feature package Butcher & Blackbird to Amazon MGM Studios for worldwide Prime Video release.
## Director and Stars
Chris McKay, who directed Amazon's Chris Pratt sci-fi actioner The Tomorrow War, will direct and Emma Laird and Thomas Doherty will star.
## Production Team
Script by Laura Kosann with revisions by Ari Berkowitz and Ava Tramer; Lyrical Media's Alexander Black and Embrace will produce.
## Key takeaway

Amazon MGM Studios acquires 'Butcher & Blackbird' film rights from Lyrical Media and Embrace for global Prime Video release.